Neculai Alexandru Ursu (August 3, 1926 – May 14, 2016) was a Romanian linguist,

philologist Philology () is the study of language in oral and written historical sources. It is the intersection of textual criticism, literary criticism, history, and linguistics with strong ties to etymology. Philology is also defined as the study of ...

, and literary historian. He graduated from

Alexandru Ioan Cuza University The Alexandru Ioan Cuza University (; acronym: UAIC) is a public university located in , Romania. Founded by an 1860 decree of Prince Alexandru Ioan Cuza, under whom the former was converted to a university, the University of , as it was named ...

and earned his

doctorate A doctorate (from Latin ''doctor'', meaning "teacher") or doctoral degree is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities and some other educational institutions, derived from the ancient formalism '' licentia docendi'' ("licence to teach ...

in philology in 1967 for his work (''Formation of the Romanian scientific terminology''). In 2013, Ursu became a corresponding member of the

Romanian Academy The Romanian Academy ( ) is a cultural forum founded in Bucharest, Romania, in 1866. It covers the scientific, artistic and literary domains. The academy has 181 active members who are elected for life. According to its bylaws, the academy's ma ...

.Academia română - membri
accesat 1 aprilie 2013Nicolae Manolescu a fost ales membru titular al Academiei Române
28 martie 2013, ''Mediafax'', accesat la 17 iulie 2013

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ursu, Neculai Alexandru 1926 births 2016 deaths Alexandru Ioan Cuza University alumni Romanian philologists Linguists from Romania Corresponding members of the Romanian Academy People from Iași County